20 lists everyone in their 20s should keep to make life easier and better

20 lists everyone should have in their 20s - ideas for lists to make to make life better and easier

Maybe it’s a result of my combination of poor memory, ESTJ Myer’s Briggs type, and limited attention span, but I love making lists. And I firmly believe there are lists everyone should have in their 20s. They can make your life easier and make you a better, more thoughtful person.

I have a list for just about everything. In fact, this post idea came to mind when I was eating Mallomars (so delicious) and thought I should probably include them on my list of favorite snacks.

Here are ideas for lists I think everyone in their 20s should be making.

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So, you want to get better at planning and cooking dinners in your 20s

How to get better at planning and cooking meals in your 20s / meal prep and planning tips for twentysomethings

I’ve recently gotten pretty into cooking. Now, I’m trying to get better at planning and cooking meals. Honestly, I think cooking might be my perfect hobby as someone who is both creative and immensely logic-driven.

I tend to fixate on hobbies, buy a bunch of crap to do them (looking at you, pom-pom maker, scrapbooking supplies, and bottles of paint in the corner of my office). But then I don’t do them, even though I was excited.

And I think I cracked the code! I don’t do them because … why? I don’t have a ton of free time and the time I do have I don’t want to spend doing something that, at its core, is kind of useless. (Listen, not everything in life needs to be useful or productive but this is how my brain works.)

But cooking? It’s a task I have to do because I have to eat food. Except, I can make it feel more fun and special and cool and I can be creative. I can learn useful skills — as nice as it is to know how to make pom-poms, being able to dice vegetables has been handier lately.

Plus, cooking gives me a result I can do something with (eat!) and share with others (eat!).

So, here are some of my tips for my fellow 20somethings who are trying to get into cooking or, at the very least, are trying to get better at planning and cooking meals. Because sometimes a handful of Cheerios and spoonfuls of peanut butter don’t cut it.

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12 things I wish I knew before getting my first apartment

I’ve now officially been living in my first apartment with my boyfriend and two cats for over nine months! So far, I love it.

Looking back, though, there are a lot of things I wish I knew before getting my first apartment…

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11 signs you’ve outgrown a friendship

Signs you've outgrown a friendship - is it time to end a friendship? // ew & pt

I often feel like I don’t have a lot of advice to offer because I’m still figuring things out myself, but in figuring things out I do learn some pretty valuable lessons. Something I learned recently is that it’s OK to outgrow a friendship.

I’m someone whose instinct is to cling to friendships with people I love, even when they’re probably not the best for me. It’s definitely something I’ve been working on and, recently, I was really put to the test.

Having other healthy friendships made me realize that just because someone was an important part of your life once doesn’t mean they’re a permanent fixture. As with any relationship, friends can grow together or grow apart.

Here are signs you’ve outgrown a friendship and may want to reassess.

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